Thursday, January 30, 2014

Well this was a fun card to make. I was at Michael's yesterday and found these little tags in the dollar bin. When I saw the colours over at Nacho Average Challenge, and the sketch with the tag over at the Paper Players, I knew I had a winner.

The sentiment and embossing folder are from SU. The little tags are from Heidi Swapp, the Button is from Basic Grey, the little bird is from Making Memories, and the doily, bobby pin rose, and canteloupe tag are from the dollar bin at Mike's.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

I'm not completely satisfied with the paint, but I was so inspired to follow the sketch below (from Sketchabilities) that I just had to give it a try. I also printed out some digital antique typewriter keys for the 'You are just my type' challenge over at the Paper Issues Blog. Also, don't forget to hop on over to Colour Q and check out the inspiration from the Design Team.

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Welcome to Sunday Showcase. This week I am showcasing a ribbon collage.

I used this technique a lot this past Christmas. I found that you really needed to add a variety of textures, and colours for this effect to work properly. Above I have used seam binding ribbon, organza, wide taffeta and narrow taffeta ribbon and a strip of patterned paper cut like a flag.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

I put together this cute page of my daughter's first visit to have some cavities filled.

I didn't have any embellishments to fit this page, so I found some images on the internet, printed them out, and used them as embellishments instead.

I have been trying to make more paper scrapbook pages, instead of my usual digital creations. The only problem, is that I am still trying to improve my ability to photograph them. So below, you can see my image that was posted up on the Colour Q website. I really like how vibrant the colours are, but I washed out the white strips on the top and bottom of the page. If you check out the photo below this one, you can see more detail, like the crimping on the white strips, but the photo is very dark and dull looking.

Monday, January 13, 2014

I've been scrappin up a storm lately. I seem to have a new found bout of energy after checking out all the manufacturers blogs and seeing all the new stuff being released for CHA this week.

This page was made using a paper stack from American crafts, some Polaroid looking frames from my stash and that little journaling banner from My Minds' Eye.

I tried and tried to get a good photo of my page, but I just don't seem to have my technique down yet. I'm getting better, but I might try again. The problem is that here in Vancouver, it's usually very cloudy and dark in the Winter, so natural light is rare.

Anyway, this little layout is for a sketch challenge over on the Pagemaps blog.

Sunday, January 12, 2014

This week I am showcasing two cards which feature homemade bows using organza ribbon.

These ribbons are very challenging for me because they are so bulky, but I found that if I folded the ribbon in half it was much easier, and then used scissors to create a gap in the ribbon to stick the brad through the middle.

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

I made a quick card this week. It's a bit crazy around my house right now. We just went back to school on Monday and my hubby and I are both full-time teachers, so I didn't have a lot of time to whip up a page.

I used these cool embellishments from Basic Grey. I just got a cool combo pack.

Then I used some stamps from Heidi Swapp and some ink from Stampin' Up to meet the colour requirements. The paper I used was SU and Echo Park.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Welcome to Sunday Showcase. Here I will feature specialty cards all year long. This week I am featuring a Christmas card. This is one of my favourite cards from this past Christmas. I used the Pepermint kit from Crate paper for the cardstock and the doily trim, then I used some label stickers from my stash and a scallop die cut from some green vellum.